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The Irish version of the Historia Britonum of Nennius (Author: [unknown])

Historia 16

Saxain imorro in n-Inis Teineth, & Gortigernn occa m-biathad & ga n-eitiudh Saxain co caithaigset dar a cenn re Cruithentuath. Oro imdaigidar tra Saxain, foreimidseat Bretain a m-biathad nach a n-eidid, acht ro fogairseat Breatnaig doibh dulas uile.

Ro freagair doibh immorro Engist, fear saige fortge, tuaiceall, foill, ar at connairc se Breatnu co fann gan milida gan arma, is seadh ro raid fris in rig Gortigernn do t-sunrad: Denam deg comarli, tiagar uaind is in n-Gearmain ar ceand milead co rabam sochaidaidhe a n-agaid ar namad. Atbert Gortigearnn a n-dola na teachta ar cenn milead; & do coas; & do rochradar ocht longa deg co milidaib togaide as a Gearmain. Is in loingeas sin tainig a inghean co h-Engist, is iside ba caime do mnaib Lochlainde uile.


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Iarsin imorra do rigne Engist flead mor do Gortigernn & dia sluag is in tig rig dianad ainm Centic Elinit; & ni roibe in Saxsain-berla ag neoch do Breatnaib acht ag aen fear. Ro gab imorro ingean Engist for dail na fleidhi .i. fina & siccera a leastraib oir & airgid, comtar mesgda meadarchain na sluaig; do cuaid tra demon i n-Gortigernn im ghrad ingeine Engist, & rola in berlaidh dia saigid dia cuinge d'on rig do h-Engist, & ro raid cidbe cungeas 'na tochra do bearthar do. Ró raid Engist tri comarle Saxan tuctar duind in fearand dianad ainm Congarlona 'sin berla Saxan, Ceint imorro is in berla Bretnuch. Do rad doib


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Gortigernn go faelte flaith Gurangona & ro fae las in n-ingein & ros car go mor.

Agus raid Engist re Gortigernd bid misi t'athair & do comarleid & dia n-dearnda mo comarle ni caemsat na cineadaig eile ní duit; & ragar uam-seai Lochlaind ar ceand mo meic & meic seathur a mathur & cathaigsid a n-aigidna namad dorochradar co Mur Gual. Atbert Gortigernd a tocuired, & do cos ar a ceand, & do rochtadar Ochta mac Engist & Ebisa co .xl. long; & ro airgsead Indsi Orcc ic tiachtain a tuaid; & ro gabsat fearanna imda cos in muir Friseagda, .i. in muir fil a leith fri Gaedealu fo tuaid. No teigdis teachta ó Engist ar ceand long fos, & no tigdis sluaig nuadh cacha bliadna cucu, co ro forbarsead, & go ro linsat o Inis Tened co Cantarborg.

Ba beag la diabul de ulc do roinde Gortigernd co tard fair a ingen fein do tabairt, co rug mac do. Do cualaid Gearman Naem sin tainig & cleirech dia muintir .i. Breathnach, do chairiugudh


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& do cosg Gortigernd; & ro tinóilid laich & cleirig Breatan uile imon caingen sin, & im caingin na Saxan; & atbert imorro Gortigernd re h-ingein, ‘Acht co ti cach a n-aen baile tabairsea do mac a n-ucht Gearman, & abair corob é a athair’, & do raid in n-ingean. Ro gab Gearman & atbert ris in mac, ‘Bid misi t'athair’ ol sé, & ro cuindig Gearman altain, & demeas, & cir, & a tabairt a laim na naiden; & tugadh, & adbeart Gearman: ‘A mic tabair sin a laim t'athar collaide;’ & adracht in naidhe & do rad in cír & in dimeas & in n-ailtini a laim Gortigernd, & adbert, ‘A mo poba’, ol sé, ‘déna mo bearradh, ár is tu m'atair collaide, Gearman imorro m'athair creidmi.’ Ro h-imdeargad im Gortigernd, & ro gab fearg co h-adbal, & ro teith ass a n-aireacht; & ro mallacht in popul Brethnach uile, & ro n-eascain Gearman de duobus.